SG Block Index

Block 840 Jurong West ST 81

640840 · Yunnan · Jurong West · Built 1992 · Lease from 1993 · ~66 yrs lease left · 80 units · 9 floors

62Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 840 Jurong West ST 81 in Jurong West scores 62.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15 minutes’ walk from Pioneer Mrt Station MRT, 9.4 minutes from Jurong West Hawker Centre, and 544 m straight-line from Xingnan Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 840 Jurong West ST 81 in Singapore

Block 840 Jurong West ST 81, Singapore 640840

Pillar scores

Transport
50
Food
64
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
50
Green space
59
Connectivity
58
Value (lease)
52
Leisure
63
EV charging
65
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
68
Seniors
57
Renters
56
Investors
56
EV Owners
60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.1min
179EWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
one-north
34.9min
179EWLCCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
19.6min
179EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
78.1min
179EWLEWLS$2.56 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.33 · 1 transfer · 4 min (216 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 38 min riding

1m1792mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (59 m) to Blk 840
  2. Bus 179 · SBS Transit
    Blk 840Pioneer · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 2 min (129 m) to Pioneer
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    PioneerRaffles Place · 14 stops · 34 min
  5. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicPolyclinicBlk 840

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit
PlannedTawas MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 709 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Hawker Centre9.4 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)35.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.4 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?11.1 min
  • Kader Hasna Marican24.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dr Soh Family Clinic11.3 min
  • Central 24-HR Clinic ( Pioneer North )11.7 min
  • Apex Medical Centre (Jurong) Pte Ltd14.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Yunnan Park15.5 min
  • Westville Playground21 min
  • Westwood Park Playground21.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay34.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Nanyang CC10 min
  • Gek Poh Ville CC (Pending U/C)15.1 min
  • The Frontier CC20.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library21.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 711/718 Jurong West Street 71 Hdb Public Shelters7.3 min
  • Blk 812/826 Jurong West Street 817.6 min
  • Blk 933-953 Jurong West Street 9114.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 840 Jurong West ST 81
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 274194.2 min walk · 178 m
  • Stop 274114.3 min walk · 195 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 8401 min walk
    179

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Jurong West planning area
Age profile
In Jurong West, 14.6% of residents are under 15 and 12.8% are 65 or older.
45–498.1%
40–447.9%
50–547.7%
35–397.6%
Household income
37.3% of Jurong West households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person9.6%
$20,000+8.2%
$6,000–6,9996.4%
$4,000–4,9996.3%
Dwelling mix
92% of Jurong West households live in HDB flats; 7.9% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats37.4%
HDB 5 room and executive flats34.9%
HDB 3 room flats15.3%
Condominiums and other apartments6.7%
Household size
33.4% of Jurong West households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
4-person22.1%
3-person21%
2-person20.3%
1-person13.1%
In education
Of Jurong West residents currently in education, 22.8% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary34.7%
Secondary25.5%
Polytechnic11.5%
University11.3%
Commute to work
57.3% of working Jurong West residents commute by public transport; 26.8% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus28.4%
Car17.5%
Bus15.1%
MRT LRT only10.4%

Resident data for the Jurong West planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$429k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
good value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 840 Jurong West ST 81 is more liveable than 20% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$443/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability20th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 100%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 840 offers a solid liveability score (62.2/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~66 years left).

What you get62.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds66 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Yunnan. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 840 Jurong West ST 81

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$598k
median S$598k · S$437437 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
424457491Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Yunnan (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 840 Jurong West ST 81

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '265-room04 TO 06127S$598kS$437
Oct '244-room04 TO 06106S$485kS$425
Jul '244-room04 TO 06106S$475kS$416

Subzone medians — Yunnan

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$629▲ 7.7%
3 ROOMS$501▲ 1.2%
4 ROOMS$443▲ 2.9%
5 ROOMS$437▼ 1.5%
EXECUTIVES$487▲ 6.2%
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